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Direct linkCarr, Nathan T.; Xi, Xiaoming – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2010
This article examines how the use of automated scoring procedures for short-answer reading tasks can affect the constructs being assessed. In particular, it highlights ways in which the development of scoring algorithms intended to apply the criteria used by human raters can lead test developers to reexamine and even refine the constructs they…
Descriptors: Scoring, Automation, Reading Tests, Test Format
Carr, Nathan T. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2008
Descriptive statistics and appropriate visual representations of scores are important for all test developers, whether they are experienced testers working on large-scale projects, or novices working on small-scale local tests. Many teachers put in charge of testing projects do not know "why" they are important, however, and are utterly convinced…
Descriptors: Statistics, Spreadsheets, Worksheets, Computer Software
